<h1>Government-Industry Task Force Discusses Solutions for Manufacturing and Trade Issues; Policies Updated in 2013 Trade Policy Supplement.</h1> The Government-Industry Joint Task Force (GIJTF) and the Board of Trade (BoT) held meetings on December 21, 2012, and March 22, 2013, respectively, to address various issues impacting the manufacturing industry and trade. Discussions focused on raw material availability, power, infrastructure, credit costs, the Euro Zone crisis, export slowdown, and trade deficit. Some of the proposed solutions have been integrated into the Annual Supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy, announced on April 18, 2013. This was disclosed by the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry in a written statement to the Lok Sabha.